Specialist Peadiatric Optometrist

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Birmingham is looking for a Specialist Paediatric Optometrist to join their clinical team. This role involves providing clinical services to paediatric patients and managing personal caseloads. The successful candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality care. Applicants must be registered with the GOC and possess a B.Sc. in Optometry or equivalent. Opportunities for professional development and community outreach are included.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Multidisciplinary team support

Qualifications

• Registered with the GOC.
• Experience in paediatric care is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services as a specialist paediatric optometrist.
• Manage a personal caseload for paediatric patients.
• Contribute to the development of specialist paediatric care services.

Skills

Team work

Clinical expertise

Communication

Education

B.Sc. (Optometry)

Advanced Post Graduate Diploma / Higher Degree

Job description

Go back Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Paediatric Optometrist

The closing date is 22 December 2025

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our team. Our clinical team comprises 4 Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologists, 4 Clinical Fellows, 2 Junior Doctors, 2 Optometrists, 15 Orthoptists, and 4 Nurses who all work closely together to deliver care to our children and young people.

Our patient cohort encompasses a broad diversity of conditions including retinoblastoma, paediatric cataract, uveitis, glaucoma, medical and surgical retina, ciliopathy, craniofacial, contact lens, inherited metabolic diseases.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, team‑focused individual to bring new ideas to our practices. You will be part of a team of specialist paediatric optometrists providing clinical services to our patient cohort within a hospital and community outreach setting with opportunities for paediatric contact lens work and other extended roles. You will be supported by a multidisciplinary team of medical and orthoptic staff with access to contemporary diagnostic instrumentation and outpatient diagnostic services.

Applicants must be registered with the GOC.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical services as a specialist paediatric optometrist including diagnosis, treatment, monitoring and discharge of new and follow‑up paediatric patients within a hospital and community outreach setting. Practice under the direction of the head orthoptist, your optometry colleagues and paediatric consultant ophthalmologists supported by a multi‑disciplinary team of medical and orthoptic staff with access to contemporary diagnostic instrumentation and outpatient diagnostic services. Recommend defined care and treatment based on clinical observations, diagnostic test results, parental requests and patients' wishes. Manage a personal caseload, planning care based on medical evidence, specialist knowledge and departmental protocols. Contribute to the development of specialist paediatric care services, clinical audit and teaching. Maintain knowledge, clinical skills, expertise and professional development to specialist standards.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world‑class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world‑leading neonatal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family‑centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• B.Sc. (Optometry)
• Advanced Post Graduate Diploma / Higher Degree / Equivalent experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust